let's get lost.

here are some random things i've been doing over the past month:

1. Gardening.

2. walking.

3. running: greatest 5k loop ever.

4. making new friends.

5. more gardening.

6. anticipating.

7. wondering who would do this?

8. walking up here.

finding stuff.

1. tiger lily.

2. river rd. s hadley. i'm having a tooth extracted on thursday, actually. but not here.

3. ashley reservoir, holyoke, mass.

4. s hadley canal park.

5. bridge of flowers, shelburne falls, mass

6. mt. park

7. boys & girls club property, holyoke.

8. old ski trails, mt. park.

The Rebirth of the Park Near the Mountain

We sort of like what is happening at Mountain Park. The music isn't for us. But we'll see a show. We're thinking the Disco Biscuits might be fun.

Babcia might not recognize any of the acts on the schedule. Although a polka was named after the park, we don't see any polka bands on the agenda.

Parking lot. We hope they don't paint any white or yellow lines.

Grass is growing.

This rock didn't make the cut. "Outside of the fence for you!"

For those who can't afford the ticket prices, here is a path from the reservoir leading to the fence.

We can watch from here!

I close my eyes and can hear Happy Louie!

View from the "cheap" seats.

Airline Drive-in, Chicopee, MA.

Last movie I saw here was Cujo, a Stephen King story. It was pretty scary. I remember watching the entire movie. So it probably wasn't a date.

(Photo of dilapidated drive-in theater by M. Longhi of Holyoke. The bulldozer is warming up.)

On Oct 8, 2004 at 9:55am, from cinematreasures.org/, MDRedDevil wrote:

I was born on Westover AFB in the late 60's, and remember Airline Drive-in with great fondness. It was the place were I watched features such as Western World, and several of the "Herbie The Love bug" movies. This drive-in was located on Memorial Dr. which was (and is still) an "American Graffiti-isk" setting for local kids drag racing. Today, Whenever I am filling up my SUV at Bj's, and the horizon is painted with the pink/blue colors of dusk, the warm summer breeze brings back fond memories of a time when playing with Gi Joe's and Sam Cobra in the woods behind Zarres, watching cartoons on Saturday mornings, and Roller-skating at United Skates of America on Saturday night constituted my whole weekend. One of my good friends has part of that great 50's era neon Airline Drive-in Sign.

Arial shot from 1971:

http://www.historicaerials.com/default.aspx?poi=8258